Philly Shipyard is a leading U.S. shipbuilder that is presently pursuing a mix of commercial and government work. It possesses a state-of-the-art shipbuilding facility and has earned a reputation as a preferred provider of ocean-going merchant vessels with a track record of delivering quality ships, having delivered around 50% of all large ocean-going U.S. Jones Act commercial ships since 2000.
Philly Shipyard ASA is a holding company with headquarters in Oslo, Norway, and an operating subsidiary in Philadelphia, PA, USA. Philly Shipyard ASA has been listed on Euronext Expand Oslo since December 2007. Aker Capital AS, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Aker ASA, is the majority shareholder, holding 57.56% of the shares as of 31 December 2020.
Founded by public-private partnership between U.S. Government agencies and the Kvaerner Shipbuilding Division
Construction began on first two container vessels
Delivered four container vessels to Matson (Hulls 001-004)
2005: Aker American Shipping formed and publicly listed on Oslo Børs
2005: Initiated construction program of 10 product tankers
Delivered 12 product tankers to AMSC and OSG (Hulls 005-016)
2007: Two additional product tankers ordered for conversion to shuttle tankers
2007: Aker American Shipping split into ship owning and shipbuilding companies and Aker Philadelphia Shipyard listed on Oslo Axess
2011: Signed contracts with SeaRiver Maritime for two Aframax tankers
Delivered two product tankers to Crowley (Hulls 017-018)
2013: Signed contracts with Matson for two CV3600 container vessels
2013: Signed joint venture agreement with Crowley for four product tankers
Delivered two Aframax tankers to Sea-River Maritime (Hulls 019-020), four product tankers to Crowley (Hulls 021-024), and one product tanker to Kinder Morgan (Hull 025)
2014: Established Philly Tankers as pure-play Jones Act shipping company
2014-2015: Signed contracts with Philly Tankers for product tankers
2015: Philly Tankers agreed to sell product tanker contracts to Kinder Morgan
2015: Signed agreement with Marathon Petroleum to sell Crowley joint venture interests
2015: Re-branded as Philly Shipyard
2017: Delivered three product tankers to Kinder Morgan (Hulls 026-028)
2018: Delivered first CV3600 container vessel to Matson (Hull 029)
Delivered second CV3600 container vessel to Matson (Hull 030)
Awarded first two repair & maintenance contracts for the FSS Antares and the FSS Pollux, large MARAD sister-ships managed by TOTE Services
Awarded prime contract for design studies for the U.S. Navy’s Common Hull Auxiliary Multi-Mission Platform (CHAMP) program
Completed ship repair and maintenance work on a U.S. Government vessel, the FSS Antares
Awarded a contract by TOTE Services for the construction of up to five National Security Multi-Mission Vessels (NSMVs) for the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Maritime Administration (MARAD)
Received an order for the first two NSMVs with a total contract value of approximately USD 630 million
Completed ship repair and maintenance work on a U.S. Government vessel, the FSS Pollux
Awarded contracts to participate in industry studies for the U.S. Coast Guard’s Offshore Patrol Cutter (OPC) program and the U.S. Navy’s Auxiliary General Ocean Surveillance (T-AGOS(X)) program